The online session is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Thursday, April 23. It will be presented by Joy Stesphenson, training and development manager of Indiana Furniture.

Mass-timber built structures are being constructed at a breakneck pace around the world, in metro area and converted rural locations, from residential buildings to office complexes and in greater numbers to data centers and big tech office spaces.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Forest Service plans to move its headquarters to Salt Lake City, Utah, and begin an effort to move leadership closer to the forests and the communities it serves.For an agency whose lands, partners, and operational challenges are overwhelmingly concentrated in the West, the shift represents a structural reset and a common-sense approach to improve mission delivery.

The 48-page guide walks users through pre‑planning, partnerships, implementation, and monitoring.

The new mass timber classroom can be configured as a single classroom, or combined for an expansion or a complete new school, in a single story or stacked format. They are designed for timely assembly, delivery and site installation; provide safe and modern mechanical air performance, and are complete with digital, heating and plumbing pre-installed.

Two Accelerator City initiatives in New York and Georgia (NYC Mass Timber Studio and Georgia Forestry Foundation's Mass Timber Hub Series) recently celebrated 10 mass timber buildings selected for program support.

Early results show major gains in tracking waste, reducing disposal, cutting costs and improving efficiency at Ford construction project in Marshall, Michigan.

The goal of the collaborative is to bring together faculty, students, industry partners, landowners, and communities to connect research, teaching, and Virginia Cooperative Extension in support of a forest supply chain that is sustainable, resilient, and prepared to meet the needs of future generations.

A mild winter with spring-like weather has helped the Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) replanting of state forest timber harvest areas stay ahead of schedule this year with approximately two million seedlings already in the ground.